"Year after year, people enter Xun Yi's residence and never come back out."
"After all these years, why haven't these people learned to find someone else?"
"How many people has Xun Yi gotten killed already? They still haven't learned their lesson."
Cao Mao was genuinely puzzled.
He did not know when it had started. He only remembered that, a very, very long time ago, Xun Yi had already begun colluding with various great clans to stir up all sorts of trouble.
To this day, he had never behaved himself.
He had taken part in practically everything.
His allies had died or been executed, yet he alone remained completely unscathed even now.
Under such circumstances, how did anyone still dare seek him out as an ally?
Seeing Cao Mao's confusion, Zhang Hua explained with a smile, "Among the ministers, Xun Yi counts as one of those less close to Your Majesty. His clan is also powerful, so these people are all willing to approach him."
"Heh. Maoxian, what do you think these people are trying to do?"
Zhang Hua analyzed the matter seriously. "Your Majesty, I believe they became involved in the Imperial Academy's affairs this time to protect themselves. Everyone knows that Qiao Zhou and the others only dared step forward because of your edict. At present, they can also be considered to be standing on your side."
"They believe you attach great importance to this matter."
"Thus, by helping Kong Chao, Qiao Zhou, and the others, they can first win Your Majesty's favor, and second, bind themselves to Wang Learning, making it harder for you to move against them lightly. That is all."
Cao Mao sneered.
"That is the extent of their tricks."
"At first, I thought they intended to use the Imperial Academy students to do something. But